Seal's posts feel like s/he is deliberately missing the point of the other posts just to be argumentative.
Can you show who said that racism in entertainment of the past was perfectly agreeable? Nobody is saying that and arguing that anyone was saying otherwise feels like purposeful stirring of the pot.
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
They (nor I) are not suggesting that the past be erased/banned/censured because of racism, but accepting that racism used to be more "mainstream" is a far cry from giving it a free pass (sign of the times, and all). It was still wrong.
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What is the point you are trying to make? Do you feel that others who said when they encounter objectionable material in older literature accept that it was a sign of the times the work was written are giving it a free pass? Do you think they think the views expressed are perfectly acceptable? What make you think that, if you do?
I admire the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Unfortunately, it can be racist. I accept that it was more acceptable to express such views back then. If i want to read these influential works I have to be mindful of the baggage they come with. I wouldn't support a modern author who is expressing these views in their work.